LANSING, MI— Michigan Senator Ed McBroom and Representative Jenn Hill are applauding passage of the Fiscal Year 2024 state budget.
McBroom says it’s far from perfect, but it includes a $200 million debt payment to the higher education MPSERS retirement plan, $7.3 million for Helen Newberry Joy Hospital, $3 million for the Net River Dam in Covington and the Republic Dam, and funding for modernization of the Escanaba paper mill, among a number of other investments.
Hill notes the new budget includes the largest investment in education in Michigan’s history, including free lunch and breakfast for every public school student, affordable pre-K, and a substantial increase in funding for student transportation in rural school districts.
